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W9R3 - graduation and first parkrun combined!

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Well, I’ve only gone and done it!

I started C25K on 1st November. Today was my graduation run - I’d promised to cheer a friend at the parkrun today but she didn’t realise I’d be doing it from the track behind her.

The trouble was, I didn’t know how far I could run. I knew how far I _had_ run, and I knew I wasn’t going to do 5K in the 30 mins. But I hadn’t yet run out of legs or breath when doing C25K so I was hopeful that I could keep going. But to start at a run and risk running out of puff by the end, or start with the warm up walk and hopefully still be running at the finish?

No guts, no glory! I decided to run from the off and see how it went. I had Laura in my ear for the session for form’s sake and it was great to hear her congratulating me notwithstanding the distance I still had to run.

On the last corner my friend was shouting me on - she ran the final stretch with me, having already finished ten minutes before. Amazingly I had enough left in the tank for an uphill sprint finish - must have been the endorphins!

I am so chuffed at having done this, and so grateful to have had the help of this incredible app and this brilliant community.

Felling just brilliant!

Happy running, all 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏽🏃🏾‍♂️

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Couchpotato2Graduate

Happy Christmas graduation 🎓 what a great way to finish C25k. 🎉🎁🥂🎄🏆

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

What a way to celebrate Christmas Day, Merry Christmas and congratulations on completing run C25K 🎓 🏃🏾 👍 🎄 🎅

To get your graduation badge and the word GRADUATE 🎓 next to your username leave a message on the December 🎄 🎅 🏃🏾 👍 graduation post on the right side of the healthunlocked C25K home page and tell the administrators that you have ran W9R3 of C25K and graduated 🎓 🏃🏾 👍 🎄 🎅

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Buddy34Graduate

Congratulations on your first parkrun and graduation day. Merry Christmas 🎅🎅

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WenderwooGraduate

Congratulations 🎄🍾🥂😁

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RunningMigsterGraduate

🥂🍾🥂

Congratulations. What a Christmas prezzie to yourself. Really well done and merry Christmas

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Many congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner.

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